LAGOS – The Nigerian government has removed nearly 24,000 workers from its payroll after an audit revealed they did not exist, the…
JOHANNESBURG – South African Tokyo Sexwale ended his campaign to become the next Fifa president during his speech ahead of the vote…
JOHANNESBURG – A South African court has sentenced a Czech businessman to 35 years in jail for attempted murder and kidnapping. The…
OUAGADOUGU – Burkina Faso’s ousted leader Blaise Compaore has been granted Ivorian citizenship, effectively ending the prospect of his extradition to face…
JOHANNESBURG – Fifa presidential candidate Tokyo Sexwale says he is “open to negotiations and alliances” with his rivals before Friday’s vote. The…
KAMPALA – Uganda’s main opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been taken into police custody after vowing to lead a protest march against…
KAMPALA – The main opposition leader in Uganda, Kizza Besigye, has rejected the result of Thursday’s elections, in which President Yoweri Museveni…
NIAMEY – Voters in Niger are to go the polls in the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections. President Mahamadou Issoufou is hoping…
KAMPALA – Uganda’s incumbent President Yoweri Museveni has taken an early lead in the results that have been announced following yesterday’s presidential…
KAMPALA – Uganda’s opposition leader was briefly arrested as the country wrapped up voting in a presidential election his supporters claim was…
